Netsh Commands for Windows Hypertext Transfer Protocol (WINHTTP)

Updated: February 8, 2008

Applies To: Windows Server 2008

You can use commands in the netsh winhttp context to configure proxy and tracing settings for Windows HTTP. The Netsh commands for winhttp can be run manually at the netsh prompt or in scripts and batch files.

To run these commands from the command prompt, you must either enter the netsh winhttp context or prepend the context to the command. For example, if you are at the command prompt but have not typed netsh and then winhttp to enter the netsh winhttp context, you must type:

netsh winhttp command

Where command is the command that you want to run, including all of the required parameters for the command.